Shamu / ʃæmuː / (c. 1961[1] – August 16, 1971) was a female orca captured in October 1965 from a southern resident pod. She was sold to SeaWorld San Diego and became a star attraction.

Aug 21, 2023 · The original Shamu was a female orca held in captivity from 1965 to 1971, when she died just months after attacking a SeaWorld San Diego employee.

SeaWorld’s first “Shamu” was a female orca who was captured in the wild in 1965 when she was just 3 years old. Whalers harpooned and killed her mother and the young orca refused to leave …

Shamu (pronounced sha-MOO) was an approximately 10-year-old female Southern Resident killer whale who lived at SeaWorld San Diego. She was captured on October 31st, 1965 from …

SeaWorld’s first “Shamu” was a female orca who was captured in the wild in 1965 when she was just 3 years old. Whalers harpooned and killed her mother and the young orca refused to leave …

Nov 19, 2025 · The original Shamu was a female orca captured in the Pacific Ocean in 1965. This marked the beginning of SeaWorld’s killer whale program, but also the beginning of a …

There’s “So Much More to Sea” at SeaWorld this year as our 60th Anniversary celebrations continue, with the return of fan-favorite live costumed characters, including Shamu, Coral, and …

Few animals have achieved as much fame as Shamu, the killer whale. Initially brought into the spotlight by SeaWorld in the late 1960s, Shamu was the stage name given to several orcas in …

Shamu is the name used for several orca shows and is the stage name given to the "orca star" of those shows, beginning with the original Shamu in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Oct 21, 2024 · Explore the groundbreaking birth of Shamu, the first captive-born orca, and its impact on marine conservation and awareness.